Amputations

Name: Amputations at Amerway, Inc.
Start: 2/23/2021

1 amputation · 2021021647 · 2/23/2021 · Amerway, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Amerway, Inc.
Location: 3701 Beale Avenue, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16601
NAICS: 331491
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running 1/2-inch square bar solder into a chucker machine. As the employee was clearing a jam in the machine, it activated and caught the employee's left middle finger. The employee suffered an amputation at the tip/nail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown